6-letter words containing r, t, c
- curtin — John Joseph. 1885–1945, Australian statesman; prime minister of Australia (1941–45)
- curtis — a masculine name: dim. Curt
- curtly — rudely brief in speech or abrupt in manner.
- curtsy — If a woman or a girl curtsies, she lowers her body briefly, bending her knees and sometimes holding her skirt with both hands, as a way of showing respect for an important person.
- curvet — a low leap with all four feet off the ground
- custer — George Armstrong. 1839–76, US cavalry general: Civil War hero, killed fighting the Sioux at Little Bighorn, Montana
- cutler — a person who makes or sells cutlery
- cutter — A cutter is a tool that you use for cutting through something.
- direct — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
- doctor — a person licensed to practice medicine, as a physician, surgeon, dentist, or veterinarian.
- dracut — a city in NE Massachusetts.
- dretch — (transitive) To vex; grill; trouble; oppress.
- ductor — the roller that conveys ink in a press from the ink reservoir to the distributor.
- ecarte — a card game for two players.
- eckert — John Presper [pres-per] /ˈprɛs pər/ (Show IPA), 1919–95, U.S. engineer and computer pioneer.
- erects — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of erect.
- erotic — Of, relating to, or tending to arouse sexual desire or excitement.
- eructs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of eruct.
- escort — Accompany (someone or something) somewhere, esp. for protection or security, or as a mark of rank.
- etcher — A person who etches.
- factor — Christmas factor.
- fictor — An artist who models or forms statues and reliefs in any malleable material.
- forcat — convict or galley slave
- fratch — to disagree; quarrel.
- fricht — a fright
- gocart — Alternative form of go-cart (framework for children learning to walk).
- gritch — /grich/ 1. A complaint (often caused by a glitch). 2. To complain. Often verb-doubled: "Gritch gritch". 3. A synonym for glitch (as verb or noun).
- grutch — To murmur, complain.
- hector — Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- iatric — of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- iritic — inflammation of the iris of the eye.
- jictar — Joint Industry Committee for Television Advertising Research
- krutch — Joseph Wood, 1893–1970, U.S. critic, biographer, naturalist, and teacher.
- lacert — (obsolete) A fleshy muscle of the human body.
- lector — a lecturer in a college or university.
- lictor — (in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
- lt cdr — lieutenant commander
- lurcat — Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1892–1966, French painter and tapestry designer.
- marcot — (botany) A branch formed by marcottage.
- matric — (South Africa) The final year of high school. (from 20th c.).
- mcvert — (tool) A Unix program for reading and writing Apple Computer Macintosh binary files. It was written by Doug Moore, now at Rice University (Jan 1990). See BinHex, HQX, MacBinary.
- metric — software metric
- nectar — the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- nitric — containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- octroi — (formerly especially in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
- outcry — a strong and usually public expression of protest, indignation, or the like.
- oxcart — an ox-drawn cart.
- pictor — a faint constellation in the S hemisphere lying between Dorado and Carina
- preact — anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act.
- precut — cut to a specific shape or size before being assembled or used: a kit with precut parts.